Personal Finance Daily: Some doctors think patients get too much care

Personal Finance Daily SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 Some doctors think patients get too much care By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Patients get too much medical care, doctors say How one Hawaiian paradise became a ghost town The 10 best things government has done for us Don't get carried away by the upturn Many primary-care physicians think they could be sued for not doing something, but few think they could be sued for doing something excessive or unnecessary. So says the lead author of a study that shows 28% of physicians polled said they personally were practicing more aggressively than they would like. In her Vital Signs column, Kristen Gerencher also writes that 42% of the doctors surveyed said they believe patients in their own practices are getting too much care, compared with only 6% who said their patients were receiving too little. She writes: Perhaps the most hopeful finding of the survey is that more than three out of four primary-care doctors are interested in getting feedback on their practice style, to see where they fall on the spectrum of conservative to aggressive care. Also in Personal Finance, Shawn Langlois went to Hawaii and came back with a T-shirt and a real-estate story. Read about how the economic downturn has turned Kukui'ula, on Kauai's south shore, into a bit of a ghost town. Yet developers of a major resort project are taking a longer-term view of the potential of this paradise. — Anne Stanley , managing editor, Personal Finance Patients get too much medical care, doctors say More than one in four primary-care doctors say they may be guilty of overtreating their own patients, according to a new study. Read more: Patients get too much medical care, doctors say. How one Hawaiian paradise became a ghost town Ambling into the warm embrace of Kukui'ula's clubhouse on Kauai's pristine south shore is to catch a glimpse into how the other half lives. But with the global economy in turmoil and real-estate wounds still festering across the country, there's trouble in paradise. Read more: How one Hawaiian paradise became a ghost town. Don't get carried away by the upturn U.S. markets are back on the offensive, writes Michael Ashbaugh. Is it for real? Ashbaugh says further technical repairs are likely needed before a sustainable trend shift is signaled. Read more: Don't get carried away by the upturn. The 10 best things government has done for us Despite what politicians say for political effect, everyone knows that the government can do a lot to create the right conditions for prosperity, Rex Nutting writes in his column. Read more: The 10 best things government has done for us. INVESTING Demand wanted A market that cannot show much volume on up days is a market lacking conviction from its most important players, writes Kevin Marder. Read more: D Stop blaming Greece! If you believe the financial headlines, Greece is responsible for almost every financial ill that has beset the investment arena over the last 18 months. Read more: Stop blaming Greece! Few shouts for Operation Twist The Federal Reserve's latest gambit to stimulate the economy by twisting long-term interest rates lower will not accomplish its objective, writes MarketWatch's Irwin Kellner. Read more: Few shouts for Operation Twist. ECONOMY AND POLITICS Fisher slams Twist move as ineffective Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher says he was worried the central bank's decision to extend the maturity of its balance sheet would not help the economy. But Atlanta's Fed president endorsed the move, dubbed Operation Twist. Read more: Fisher slams Twist move as ineffective. Consumer confidence ticks higher As expectations slightly gained, consumer confidence ticks higher in September while remaining at low levels, the Conference Board says. Read more: Consumer confidence ticks higher. U.S. home prices up for fourth month: Case-Shiller The string of month-over-month increases in home prices reaches four in July, according to the latest Case-Shiller data, helped by seasonal factors as well as tentative signs of better demand for housing. Read more: U.S. home prices up for fourth month. Freddie settled too cheaply with B. of A.: auditor Government-owned mortgage giant Freddie Mac employed a faulty analysis when it struck a deal to receive $1.4 billion in from Bank of America Corp. (BAC) as part of a settlement over problem mortgages it purchased from the big bank, according to reports. Read more: Freddie settled too cheaply with B. of A. 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